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METER CONTROLLED VALVE Filed Sept. 29, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I u vol/tor W/V/idM Nelson 520? Patented Sept. 27, 1949 ENT OFFICE 2,483,255 METER CONTROLLED VALVE William Nelson Beck, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Application September 29, 1945, Serial No. 619,285 7 (Cl. 22220) 2 Claims.

My herein described invention has for an ob-- ject to provide means whereby a flow of fiuid through a pipe line may be automatically stopped at a predetermined time.

Another object of this invention is to provide an automatic cut-01f for a fluid pipe line which may be set to cut off the fluid at any desired predetermined time.

A further object of this invention is to provide a water wheel actuated out 01f valve.

A still further object of my invention is toprovide means whereby a lawn sprinkler may be automatically cut off at a predetermined time.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my automatic valve control, a face plate being removed,

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the reverse side of the device,

Figure 3 is a detail 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional viewof the device taken on line 4-4 of Figure 5,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the device,

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail of a gear train,

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail of a coupling,

Figure 8 is a detail of a valve control member, and

Figure 9 is a horizontal section of a part of Figure 6.

In the accompanying drawings as above enumerated and in the following specification, like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout and in which Ill, indicates my valve structure which consists of a drum 5 l, having side walls l2 and I3, and an intermediate wall l4, forming two chambers l5 and it, into the former of which enters and extends therethrough a pipe l1, the upper wall of which is cut away and opens within the chamber and is within the path of the paddles or fins I 9, of a turbine or water wheel 20, rotatably mounted upon a shaft 2!, having bearing on the wall I3, and through the wall l4, and the end 22, of which projects through the opening 23, in wall I 2. The shaft 2! is in two sections 24 and 25, coupled for independent action by a pin 26, projecting from section 24, into an aperture 21, in section 25.

Fixed on shaft 24, is a pinion 28, which drives a spur gear 29, on a shaft 30, on which is also fixed a pinion 3|, which in turn drives the spur gear 32, fixed on shaft section 25, the purpose of said sectional view taken on line 2 gears being to greatly reduce the speed of the shaft section 25. The said end 22, of the latter shaft terminates in a cone clutch member 33, adapted for normal engagement with a female cone clutch element 34, to the outer terminal 35, of which is fixed the end 36, of an indice arm 37, upon the free end 38, of which is a button 39, for manual manipulation of said arm.

Fixed on the outer face 40, of wall i2, is a housing 4!, with a central enlarged opening 42, through which another cup 43, slidably projects. This cup 43, is provided with an inner annular flange 44, between which andthe wall 45, of housing 4 I, seats a spring 45, coiled around the horizontal wall 47, of cup 43, the action of which spring is to normally force the cup within the housing and hold clutch elements 33 and 54, connected so that arm 51', will rotate in unison with gear 32.

Fixed on the surface 48, of wall I4, is a slideway 49, for a slide member 50, to which is fixed a rod 5!, operating through an arcuate slot 52, in the wall I2. Outwardly of the said slot the terminal 53, of the rod 5!, has fixed thereto a link 54, the end 55, of which is pivotally connected to a valve control arm 56, for actuating a valve 51, in the intake end 58, of the pipe H, the outlet end 59, of which is adapted for connection to a lawn sprinkler member or container. The outer surface 60, of wall I2, is plotted in minutes as at El, as indicated in the illustrative drawings, howof the device is very simple: End 58, of pipe i1,

is to be connected to a water hose connection or directly and to the dial indice.

Water flows freely through pipe ll, until arm 37:, reaches, engages and presses down rod 5|, driving down link 54, and throwing valve arm 56, closing the valve and cutting off the further passage of water or other liquid through pipe ll.

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It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details and parts such as come within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to, in actual practice, if desired.

Having now described my invention that which I claim as new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is:

1. An automatic valve control comprising a housing having chambers therein, apartition in said housing separating said chambers, a turbine in one of said chambers, a shaft partition having reduction gears associated therewith and secured to said turbine in the other of said chambers, a conduit extending through valve in said=conduit, a cage on said housing receiving the terminal portion of journaled in said said shaft thereunder, an arm projecting from said cage, resiliently biased clutch means in said cage for releasably connecting said arm to the terminal portion of said shaft, an aperture in said housing, guide means on said partition adjacent said aperture, a rod passed through said aperture and disposed in said guide means engageable periodically by said arm and means connecting said rod to said valve for actuation thereof.

2. The invention recited in claim 1, said last mentioned means including a pitman.

WILLIAM NELSON BECK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 451,129 Miller Apr, 28, 1891 958,664 Moore May 17, 1910 1,861,170 Yates May 31, 1932 

